The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1887-02-25
From the Southern Bivouac
THE DANCE OF DEATH.
By. MRS. NJ. sHErrREY PETERS.

q daily in the luxurious apartments set apart fo
the choice spirits composing his club
He had hesi!ated on this occasion, not be
cause he had ever failed in being wclcom
accession to the groups Of young men usual,
& to be found engaged in the occupations Of tho
place, but, without doubt, because of the unu-
sual circumatances environing his ewn person.
4 ality. For, the fact, is, it was the morning O.
Darhy's marriage day.
That evening the multiform bencfactions OF
1. the Gods, to him, were 10 be crowned by the
4. gift of wife Of his own hearts choosing. Un.
n der these circumstances, therefore, it was per.
3 haps natural that tho bridegroom elect sbould
5 have hcsitated to brave tho attention his pres.
encc was sure to call forth in the rooms of tn,
4 Maeccnas. Luckily, when he entered, there
were not half n dozen fellows present. and
these were in group at one of the tables, cvi-
dontly cngrossed in the discussion of some sub.
joct calculated to divide interest with the topic
naturally suggested by the unconscious Of self
CONSCIOUSNESS of tho new arrival
ra They were high-bred young bloods, those of
The Macccnas. The courtesy of their greeting
t. Darby may have been q trifc more pronounc-
ed than usual, thai WAS al. Not the lift of an
d eyelid, IS they made room for him, BETRAYED
cognizance Of the happy destiny they knew to
E to be imminent for him. His best man expec-
liant, Hardin Golden, displayed admirable
%hnessc IN setting all parties at case.
t we have just been discussing tho freak of
fate which has victimzcd poor Darrow,' he said,
Eaddressng Darby.
N 'Darrow-what of him.?
n Man alive ! Have you not heard? Why, the
<norning papers are full Of the shocking occur
<fence.'
N The papers l have neglected to look into; I
~ have been otherwise engaged stammered
fDarhy
Sd Hardin nodded
n 1 understand. Well, barrow poor fellow,
s pet oil awful death last evening"
IN 1t cant DC possible! Why, walked with
s. Iim on Carleton Terrace As late as 6 oclock,
Ind when parted from him ho told me he was
& ping directly home
IN Yes let il Was not two blocks distant from
Ahe terrace where he was trippcd by the trail
3*ig zoo? q: = telegraph wire. as fate would
|&Asc 1t, At the same moment ther" was u train
f<3nnng ,. :Hu speed upon the elevated road
the buffer caught in the wire, and the
kfscomot:Yc rushed on, dragging the coils in
8Shich / arrow. poor devil, vas being tossed
kC - .hiit:ccpck. Over aud over he
hirlci, somctimcs above tho roofs of tho hou
LIE, the wiIc broke, and he was dropped into
In obscure street, mauglcd and lifelcss.'
DM3Da-hy shiycred, he made no comment. 1t
&hs Nr awful story to have heard on his bridal
prn.nC. How might mortal brbe fate who
tidc rs iu the car of Juggcrnaut, 9rinding out
3se lives OF the happy and wretchcd alike?
ssThc ..igpancy Of Bret Cosby Jared upoa his
Dod
Slt strike iOc ihat'a about the style Death 8
$ioptcI these latter days commented that
,hrg fashionable, breaking the silence. "lEc's
na iil-ma,nyrcd monster that's not got the po-
eucss or n French dancing master, when he
tkhnccs " on Gni waltHes off to destruction
th fellow, ~ he's done with barrow
}foir .niam mrcEienf muttered Gran;loy.
4bc.c wcr, Giles, Fleming, and lloyt, as well
pnrrow
TL>gc wna M uncomfortable pause. Tho
leic deaths which had bcfallcu the Iuartotte
their mcr.j crs in the past eighteen months
tc not ,u.iveniUg events TO revert TO.
p c !.,'.:, i.;,i broke Fieming's ncck..h been
tur& tul "a week ii this country from Arabia,
u i.;ct Costly, 'cnc would think she had
isscd continents and seas, spurrcd OF the
ec fatcfu hacs so speedily did she accom-
sh I.cmiugs t" IL ON her arrival
Hl.c i,Ac that overlook Toin Giles was not
strange, commented Hardin it was Il
acG in thousand. TO be struck at II dis
g. 9. fifty .ngt, by pin from a passing 10,
u lcilyr 3 to ne Tie very irony Of fate
tc a,,cmrt al ,lcasaniry evoked but a fec
s.ri,c Tho subject VAS one that struck un-
3fuHahly upon the nerves e the group
E .iu,n shock himself toschor. 1T woul J
D. silii:!t OF a hair to me-, he said, cyn
III T. =. make choice between :hc bolt of rcl
,th '.,!t CT cl:c,ric;ty that killed Ioyt. i
,na!L + rI fellow to Uc done to death by
&c of !. Ginning when there was not clouo
Ao Sy.
wires, ,ntcrposei lIairaton...
raaNcy shrugged his shoulders.
Lcliyyo you had also warned Jack Flemn
10 ag.. mat bcastly Arabian, had you moi
IA lio.
nrd;:. G.ecntCd.
he E.iss lead Tic willing nnl draS the III
a., yyt,. Grnnt!cy. Who was there {
Eeu oils. .I barrow:
81 or a.. matter u that Appantly returuc
y, 'who can warn against the door tn,
La lur.trG in ambush i,r the first OF Il
3 ~ that leaves thc Macccna>?
sricrcd restless by the turn the conycrs